2012 BREAST SCREENING RATES Assiniboine RHA Period ending August 29, 2012 Attendance at BreastCheck Mobile Sites Includes all women who attended the mobile site in the host community * See 2012 Host Community Listing for communities captured under each host community Host Community* 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Birtle 185 192 154 Boissevain 206 205 215 Deloraine 167 161 143 Erickson 221 229 228 Hamiota 161 211 192 Killarney 227 261 266 Melita 180 208 205 Minnedosa 166 157 Neepawa 288 392 333 Rossburn 130 103 158 100 167 80 Russell 238 278 268 Sioux Valley/Griswold 48 40 37 Treherne 155 181 191 Virden 344 451 455 TOTAL 743 1566 998 2235 1010 2081 255 of the 2081 women screened at mobile sites in the region in 2012 were 70 years of age or over RHA Screening Participation Rates Screening rates for women 50-69 years of age 1400 1200 1000 800 55% 63% 600 59% Number ofwomen 59% 61% 61% 400 64% 59% 59% 58% 61% 57% 54% 54% 200 47% 54% 49% 0 Birtle Melita Virden Russell Erickson Hamiota Killarney Treherne Neepawa Rossburn Deloraine Boissevain Minnedosa Host community* Brandon to Invited Invited to MCCreary Sioux Valley/Griswold City Crystal to Invited Number of eligible women aged 50-69 The Program’s goal is to screen 70% of the population Number of women screened in the past 2 years of women 50-69 years of age every 2 years. 2012 HIGHLIGHTS Assiniboine RHA It takes the effort of the entire community to make mobile screening a success. Here are some of the regional highlights for 2012: Compared to 2010: o Regional breast screening rates decreased by 2% (61% to 59%). o The population of women 50 to 69 years of age increased by 165 women (8383 in 2010 to 8548 in 2012). BreastCheck screened 86 fewer women 50 to 69 years of age (5093 in 2010 to 5007 in 2012) . The following communities (with 50 or more women ages 50-69) increased their screening rates by 5% or more: o Onanole o Waywayseecappo o Treherne o Ninette BreastCheck encourages community organized group trips to help local women get to the closest screening site. In 2012 the following communities participated: o Rolling River First Nation o Keeseekoowenin o Waywayseecappo o Gambler First Nation Equipment and staffing issues impacted the number of appointments offered at many sites For more information regarding individual communities please contact: Brandy Pantel, PHEc – Health Educator, BreastCheck CCMB Phone: (204) 788-8353 Email: [email protected] .